Table 6.
Correlations between subjective and genital arousal by stimulus variation (selected studies, between-subjects)
| No variation in content or modality | Variation in content or modality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Average (r) | .62 | .26 | .60 | .49 |
| 95% confidence intervals | .42 to .82 | .18 to .34 | .47 to .74 | .35 to .63 |
| Samples (K) | 22 | 46 | 8 | 6 |
| Sample size (n) | 595 | 1,019 | 244 | 208 |
| Number of studies | 18 | 40 | 5 | 4 |
| Homogeneity (Q) | 86.3 | 64.5 | 6.7 | 4.0 |
| p < .0001 | p < .05 | p = .46 | p = .56 | |
Note: Selected studies refer to basic samples, without experimental manipulations, and with standard external sexual stimuli. A significant Q value means that effect sizes are not homogeneous, suggesting the presence of one or more moderator variables